Pancho y Arturo

Pancho and Arturo

Pancho y Arturo

I will tell you another storyLes contaré otra historia
Of revengeDe venganza
Of the many that existDe tantas que hay
Once again they made life bitterOtra vez le amargaron la vida
For a family in CuliacánA una familia en Culiacán
The saying goes that revengeDice el dicho que la venganza
Has no expiration dateNo tiene fecha de vencimiento
And this is the ballad of my brotherY este es el corrido de mi carnal

Pancho shouted loudly at mePancho me gritó fuerte
But I couldn't react in timePero no alcance a reaccionar
And the bullets enteredY las balas entraron
Through the back window of the carPor la ventana del carro de atrás
I tried to open the doorQuise abrir la puerta
But my seatbelt got stuckPero se me atoro el cinturón
I couldn't even reach the gunNi la pistola alcance
To make matters worsePa' acabarla de chingar

Pancho ran to the sidewalkPancho corrió a la banqueta
Shooting with the GlockTirándoles con la Glock
He hid behind a truckSe escondió atrás de una camioneta
But the magazine was emptyPero vacío el cargador
And from afar I watched as the bulletsY de lejos miro como las balas
Pierced through the carAtravesaron el carro
And my body bounced uncontrollablyY mi cuerpo rebotaba sin control

Pancho swore to avenge that dayPancho juro vengarme aquel día
It's been 10 yearsYa han pasado 10 años
And that wound is still openY aún sigue abierta esa herida
But on January 9thPero el día 9 de enero
He smiled againLe volvió la sonría

(Part in Spanish: Uuytu jujua, just like that, buddy)(Uuytu jujua, así nomás compa)

Pancho found out that ArturoPancho se enteró que Arturo
Was released from prisonSalío libre del penal
And was sent to the other sideY que lo echaron del otro lado
They say he's in TijuanaDicen que en Tijuana esta
He wants to welcome him in personQuiere recibirlo en persona
As he deservesComo se merece
And remind him of what he did to meY recordarle lo que me hizo
Back in CuliacánAllá por Culiacán

Arturo grew up on the streetsArturo creció en las calles
Alone without a mother and fatherSolo sin mamá y papá
Among drugs and criminalsEntre las drogas y los maleantes
Where do you think he would end up?¿Dónde creen que iba a parar?
Do you think he would forgive me?¿Ustedes creen que iba a perdonarme?
If he had no motherSi no tuvo madre
He pocketed some moneyAquí se echó a la bolsa unos pesos
To come and kill mePara irme a matar

Nice to meet you, I'm FranciscoMucho gusto soy Francisco
And I offer you my forgivenessY te ofrezco mi perdón
10 years ago you did somethingHace 10 años hiciste algo
And I always held a grudgeY siempre te guarde rencor
You killed my brotherTu asesinaste a mi hermano
And maybe you don't even rememberY tal vez ni te acuerdes
I forgive youYo si te perdono
But not my .45Pero mi 45 no

Arturo widened his eyes, confusedArturo pelo los ojos, confundido
And before he could speakY antes de abrir la boca
A shot pierced his faceLe atravesó la cara un tiro
Now my soul is at restYa mi alma está descansando
Thanks to little PanchoGracias a Panchito